Waterbury Man Stabbed To Death During Altercation, Police Say

WATERBURY — — A man was stabbed to death on Saturday night during a fight with his girlfriend's brother, according to police.

Police said that 19-year-old Gary Dias was arguing with his girlfriend at a Hill Street apartment when her brother, 19-year-old Justin Martinez, intervened.

The two men started fighting and then, police said, Martinez stabbed Dias in the left side of the chest with a folding knife.

Police responded to the scene at 10:30 p.m. and found Martinez leaving the scene. He was apprehended. Dias, suffering from a serious stab wound, was taken to St. Mary's Hospital. He was pronounced dead a short time later.

Martinez has been charged with murder. He is being held on a bail set at $2 million and was scheduled to appear in court in Waterbury on Monday.

Zuliette Reyes, 19, of Naugatuck, a friend of Martinez, has also been charged in connection with the murder. Police said that Reyes witnessed the stabbing and hid the folding knife in her bra to hide it from police.

Reyes faces a tampering with evidence charge. She is being held on a bail set at $150,000 and was also scheduled to appear in court in Waterbury on Monday.